Slide show format (2:53). Britain's showboat, the 45,200-ton Hood, a battlecruiser with 32-knot speed and eight 15" guns, lost in action with the German battleship Bismarck in 1941. There were 3 survivors out of a crew of 1500.
Relevant Weblinks: Our British Battlecruisers Page Battle of the Hood and the Bismarck - Web Video Notable Naval Battles Global Site Nav